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Board Highlights January 26, 2026

The Board of Trustees (BOT) met on Zoom due to the recent snowstorm.

New Quality of Life Committee

An interdepartmental team of Village staff (e.g., police, fire and code enforcement) will be assembled a few nights each month to tackle quality of life issues.  Gill explained that the team will be assigned to different neighborhoods to see firsthand what’s going on and issue violations, if necessary, to help achieve compliance with Village laws.  The goal is to be more proactive to pre-empt complaints about overflowing garbage cans, rats and other issues before they get out of control.  She went on to say that it’s always better to be proactive and address problems before the Village gets complaints from residents.

Banners to Honor Veterans Gains Momentum

Resident Amy Siskind gave an update on the progress to place banners honoring deceased veterans who were Village residents.  Family members of current Village residents who served (even if the service members did not live in the Village) are also eligible. 

Siskind said she and her team are ready to launch the project.  The banners will be hung on lamp posts on Mamaroneck Avenue, Boston Post Road and other downtown locations.  She asked the Village to help get the word out to the community.  They are looking for sponsors to donate money for the banners, and the Village will pay for the brackets.  If you don’t have a family member who served you may make a general donation to honor veterans who don’t have sponsors. 

Banners range in price from $100 to $165 each.  Orders for banners must be submitted by May 1 so they can be printed and ready for installation in the fall.  The Lions Club has graciously offered to collect the funds and checks may be dropped off at the Mamaroneck Post Office.  The banner company will also accept Zelle directly from sponsors.  More information will be available soon on the Village website.

ClearGov – New Software to Simplify Budget Presentation

The BOT approved Gill to sign an agreement with ClearGov, a self-described affordable, user-friendly software built just for the public sector.  See HERE. While their sales pitch of “fall in love with modern budgeting” might be a stretch for the average Village resident, they offer a budget book that can be viewed as a website or pdf, capital budgeting capacity and strategic planning among other modules that will save time and improve data accuracy.  According to the service order the annual subscription fee is $10,800 and will be in place for the upcoming budget season.  Gill also pointed out that other local municipalities and Westchester County use it for their budgets. 

Who Pays to Challenge a Building Department Decision?

Back to the drawing board for PLL A.  This code amendment was proposed to simplify the process of dividing costs between the Village and residents when a challenge to a Building Department determination ends up at the Zoning Board of Appeals for review but as the discussion went on it became obvious that the issue was anything but simple.  The BOT discussed the various options and what was fair.  Some thought the cost barriers would have a chilling effect on neighbors who believe the Building Department made a mistake on a land use application and that only wealthy challengers could afford to pursue them. 

Brutal Winter Decimates Salt Budget

The BOT authorized a budget transfer to buy more road salt.  Gill explained that the budget was based on prior year salt costs when winters have been milder but with more weeks of winter left the Village has run out of salt and must buy more.  With another storm expected next weekend, it looks like we’ll need a new shipment ASAP.